The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for all issues except the ones related to Agent Orange exposure. The Board does not have jurisdiction to review these remaining issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal with respect to all issues, including those related to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, left heel injury, stomach condition (including reflux and stomach ulcer), left knee injury, scars of the left shoulder and left thigh, arthritis of multiple joints, bilateral pes planus, residuals of a left leg fracture, residuals of a left arm fracture, head injury, hypertension and hypertensive heart disease (claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure), gout, skin rash and boils (claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure), numbness of the left side of the body (claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure), bone spurs, bronchitis and frequent colds (claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure), asthma and breathing problems (claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0926661
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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